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Shuttle Wing Has Been Breached Before

Posted by michael on from the hindsight-is-20-20 dept.

Marc writes "AP is reporting that the shuttle's wing has been breached before on reentry. (Story on Yahoo!)"

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  1. Older, more effective foam was replaced by e_pluribus_funk · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    The older, more effective insulation foam, which was CFC based, was replaced with a much less effective foam that was more 'environmentally friendly' that was susceptible to breaking off in ways that the old foam was not:

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77832,00.htm l
    http://education.atu.edu/people/sadams/blogger2 /20 03/02/01.html
    http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/ DailyNews/shutt le_ross_safetyproblems030204.html
    http://www.baya rea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/510079 4.htm